Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is pushing back forcefully against new claims from Attorney General Pam Bondi that the Department of Justice has released all of its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the American people are not getting the full story.
In a series of fiery social media posts late Saturday and early Sunday, Mace flatly rejected a letter from Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche asserting that the DOJ had turned over all “records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department” that “relate to” Epstein.
“Despite the memo released by DOJ last night, not all the Epstein files have been released,” Mace wrote. “And the excuses provided for not releasing all the files will not hold up in a court of law. This isn’t going away until people go to jail.”
The South Carolina Republican has been sharply critical of Bondi and the DOJ in recent days, and that criticism only intensified following the release of the letter. Mace took particular aim at the department’s reliance on “Work Product Privilege” as justification for withholding certain materials.
“Citing ‘Work Product Privilege’ will NOT save the DOJ from releasing all the Epstein files,” she wrote. “I’m not an attorney and even I know this won’t hold up in a court of law.”
Mace also pointed to what she described as a troubling internal FBI email dated March 17, 2025. According to her post, agents requested “clear and specific guidance” on redacting photographs depicting “former U.S. Presidents, Secretary of State, and other celebrities” from the Epstein files.
“So which is it?” Mace asked. “You didn’t redact to protect the powerful, or you needed specific guidance on how to do exactly that?”
She went further, accusing multiple federal agencies of withholding information. “Your government is withholding information and files whether it’s SDNY, FBI, CBP, CIA, DOJ or elsewhere,” Mace wrote, signaling deep frustration with what she sees as a lack of transparency across the federal bureaucracy.
Bondi and Blanche’s letter included a lengthy list of so-called “politically exposed persons” whose names appear in the Epstein files. Among those listed were President Donald Trump, former President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Kamala Harris, media figure Tucker Carlson, musician Bruce Springsteen, tech executives Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, and entertainers Robert De Niro and Barbra Streisand, among others.
Mace, however, argued that even that sweeping list was incomplete.
“They’re missing names on the list disclosed this evening,” she wrote, suggesting that key figures may still not have been fully disclosed to the public.
The congresswoman did not stop at criticism. She indicated that she believes accountability should extend to personnel decisions within the Justice Department.
“So poorly managed, heads should roll,” Mace wrote. “And what they did to the victims. SHAME ON THE DOJ.”
As questions continue to swirl around the handling and release of Epstein-related documents, Mace has made clear she is not backing down. Her message to the DOJ: full transparency, real accountability, and no more excuses.
